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In some armies they fight because they are more afraid of their own officers than the enemy, such as in the Russian Red Army of WWII. The Red Army frequently used "blocking units" behind the front line troops, whose job it was to shoot any of their own soldiers who tried to retreat or run away. You don't get the best performance out of your soldiers in this way.
Those men whom fate places at the front, where the action is, and who do fight (not all do, even when they are in this situation) generally do not fight for a flag or some abstract idea. They fight for their friends, for their buddies who are depending on them. A man without friends in combat - like a new replacement - is in a very bad situation. They have their pride, and don't want to disgrace themselves - this is especially true of the "lifers", the professional soldiers. Some fight because they hate the enemy, some because they are mad at the foe - if it wasn't for them they could be at home eating apple pie and smooching on some girl every night, instead of freezing and living in holes in the ground while those people are trying their best to kill you.
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∙ 9y agoTraditionally, being a soldier has been considered a position of honor. Soldiers are willing to die for their country out of a love for their country and a sense of duty.
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How were soldiers in World War 1 brave?
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Russian soldiers
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178,000
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10 million
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Why you are proud of your country?
the freedoms I enjoy and the protection and rights I receive and that soldiers fight and risk their lives for us.
Why are you proud of you country?
the freedoms I enjoy and the protection and rights I receive and that soldiers fight and risk their lives for us.
Aproximately how many American soldiers were killed in the Vietnam War?
More than 58,000 American soldiers lost their lives during the Vietname War.
How were soldiers in World War 1 brave?
Soldiers gave their lives to save others because they were brave.
What groups paid the greatest price in terms of the number of lives lost during the war was it German soldiers or Russian soldiers or Japanese civilians or Japanese soldiers?
Russian soldiers
What is the threat of war?
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How many German soldiers lost their lives in World War 2?
178,000
How How many soldiers gave their lives during world war 1?
10 million
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